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Khalid M. Baheyeldin

Submitted by Khalid on Sun, 2002/12/01 - 20:00

My name is Khalid Baheyeldin, and I am originally from Alexandria, Egypt, now living in Ontario, Canada.

With more than two decades of experience in the Information Technology field, I am the co-founder and Managing Partner of 2bits.com, Inc, which specializes in Drupal web content management consulting, including installation, development and customization. As a permanent member of the Drupal Association, I was on the General Assembly which elects the board of directors, and later on the Advisory Board.

On the technology and software side, I have been using UNIX since 1987, and to this day, I love Linux and use it to power my home network, which keeps growing (6 computers last I checked!). There is a section with a collection of articles on Linux. No wonder I am a command line fan.

Your country must be proud of you as you are the best Ambassadore and for free.
I am from Israel and work closely with the University of Alexandria in wghich together we and the University of Barcelona developped molecules for the benefits of the global pharmaceutical industries.

You certainly have a beautiful design for your site. Did you make it yourself?

Another question about the logo...how is the script read? I know that Arabic is written from right to left but it seems like the calligraphy in your logo takes shape of some kind. A little research about Arabic (ie Wikipedia) informed me that Arabic calligraphy often takes a form, such as the shape of an animal. Is this the case with your logo?

This is especially interesting to me as I study Chinese characters, which are not only pictographs, but can also be shaped into some form for artistic purposes. Sometimes, the calligraphy is abstract to the extent that it is no longer legible except by the person who wrote it.

The logo is highly stylized. In plain Arabic it would be بهي الدين. The form in the logo is highly stylized, so it is not longer one character per position.This is the same practice that led to the development of the tughra. In my case, it is not an animal or anything special, rather it looks good the way it is, artistic, yet readable to those who can read Arabic. -- Khalid Baheyeldin

Khalid you have a nice design of your webpage. I have read some of your posts in antique collection, desert fossils from Egypt, hare hunting in the Egyptian desert, the variety of Egyptian cuisine and it seems interesting since I like to know more about Egyptians culture and traditions. It seems unique to read at.

Hello Khalid, I've just read some of your work here about the Maltese language (translating the Cantilena and 'Wardija'). Great work and intriguing to read. A little like a linguistic crossword puzzle. I hope you find the time to continue your exploration of Maltese texts in the future.